Q: What is the sum of all factors of the number 500,256 excluding 500,256?

A: 978,606

Why is 978,606 the sum of all factors of 500,256, excluding 500,256?

The factors of the number 500,256 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 27, 32, 36, 48, 54, 72, 81, 96, 108, 144, 162, 193, 216, 288, 324, 386, 432, 579, 648, 772, 864, 1158, 1296, 1544, 1737, 2316, 2592, 3088, 3474, 4632, 5211, 6176, 6948, 9264, 10422, 13896, 15633, 18528, 20844, 27792, 31266, 41688, 55584, 62532, 83376, 125064, 166752, 250128, 500256.

If you add them up, you will get the total of 501,234. Now subtract 500,256 to get 978,606